Great Inspirations Part 1

A list of a few people that inspire me in one way or another. Just off the top of my head, and in no particular order:

Glen Keane, Andreas Deja, John Lasseter, Carlos Baena, Bobby Beck, Mike Kunkel, Dave Pimentel, Jenny Lerew, Tom Bancroft, Steve Gordon, Chris Sanders, Jean-Denis Haas, Mark Harris, Stephen Spielberg, Ray Harryhausen, Tim Burton, Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, David Lean, Walt Disney, Fred Moore, Walt Stanchfield, Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Brad Bird, Victor Navone, Mark Andrews, Lou Romano, Jason Schleiffer, Keith Lango, Ansel Adams, Natalie Portman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, John Musker, Ron Clements, Alan Menken, Lalo Schifrin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Andrew Stanton, Ralph Eggleston, Pete Docter, Bill Peet, Preston Blair, Richard Williams, James Baxter, Eric Goldberg, Vance Gerry, Mary Blair, Charlie Chaplin, Joe Barbara, Nick Park, Hayao Miyazaki, Cameron Miyasaki, Brenda Chapman, Robin Luera, Matt Williames, Honoré Daumier, David Mamet, Quentin Tarantino, Andrea Blasich, Art Babbit, Chuck Jones, Walter Murch, Teddy Newton, Robin William, and Joe Grant

If you don't know one of the names on the list, I urge you to look into them and their respective accomplishments. They're each magnificant in their own wright, granted some more than others, but each has played a pivotal role in shaping my artistic mindset.

Look out for many more incarnations of this post as more come to mind.